Jim Baca

Jim Baca
Jim Baca
27th Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico
	In office; December 1, 1997 – November 30, 2001
Preceded by	Martin Chávez
Succeeded by	Martin Chávez
23rd New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
	In office; January 1, 1991 – May 19, 1993
Preceded by	W. R. Humphries
Succeeded by	Ray Powell
21st New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
	In office; January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987
Preceded by	Alex J. Armijo
Succeeded by	W. R. Humphries
Personal details
Born	Mayor of Albuquerque; September 6, 1945 (age 79); Albuquerque, New Mexico
Died	Mayor of Albuquerque
Resting place	Mayor of Albuquerque
Political party	Democratic
Parent	Mayor of Albuquerque;

James R. "Jim" Baca (born September 6, 1945) is a Democratic politician from New Mexico.

Baca was twice elected New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands, serving from 1983 to 1986 and again from 1991 to 1993. That year, he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Land Management in the administration of Bill Clinton, but was fired the next year amidst tensions with Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Western state governors.^[1]^[2]

Baca had made unsuccessful runs for Mayor of Albuquerque and the United States House of Representatives in 1985 and 1988.^[3] He challenged incumbent Governor of New Mexico Bruce King in the 1994 Democratic gubernatorial primary, but came third behind King and Lieutenant Governor Casey Luna. He was elected Albuquerque Mayor in 1997, but finished a distant fourth place in the 2001 mayoral election, won by his predecessor Martin Chávez. He ran to reclaim his previous position as Public Land Commissioner in 2006, narrowly winning the Democratic primary, but losing the general election to incumbent Republican Patrick H. Lyons.^[3] He then served as state Natural Resource Trustee until his retirement in 2009.^[4]

References

^ "BLM chief Jim Baca leaves amidst cheers and boos". High Country News. February 21, 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
^ "Jim Baca says the Department of Interior is in deep trouble". High Country News. February 21, 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Our Campaigns - Jim Baca". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
^ "Baca steps down as natural resources trustee". Albuquerque Business First. December 22, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

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